Neurotic Tryhard

im the complex video game nerd and my feelings towards this video game are rather nuanced Hol/Holly-24 years YOUNG!!!-He/They (Lesbian)

[glavilio]

in an era of encroaching computer-aided lethargic mediocrity on all sides, the most important thing to do is to be a neurotic tryhard forever

[chanth-thara]

okay, i’m curious. let’s play a game. reblog this post and put in the tags the name of a fictional Indigenous character.

No headcanons, no ‘coding’, only CANONICALLY Indigenous characters. You have unlimited time. Go.

[chanth-thara]

if another FUCKING person mentions the fucking werewolves from twilight I'm going to burn this whole site down and take you all with me

[chanth-thara]

okay, i’m curious. let’s play a game. reblog this post and put in the tags the name of a fictional Indigenous character.

No headcanons, no ‘coding’, only CANONICALLY Indigenous characters. You have unlimited time. Go.

[chanth-thara]

if another FUCKING person mentions the fucking werewolves from twilight I'm going to burn this whole site down and take you all with me

[crabussy]

(no money voice) I have to go skiing I have to go scuba diving I have to buy and repair a vintage bicycle I have to get into makeup art I have to become a pet owner I have to get a tattoo I have to book a flight to another island I have to treat my friends to dinner I have to bet on losing dogs

[tbhsimpsfortoomanycharacterslmao]

spamton core?

[crabussy]

SO BECAUSE I HAVE NO MONEY I'M MR YUCKY POINTY THING????

[silkwhim]

fun phenomenon

[cerastes]

So how is it that second-hand embarrassment is the single most powerful and weakening emotion one can feel from media?

Tragedy? Delicious.

A hard-earned happy ending? Wonderful.

A convoluted narrative? Keeps you glued.

Simple slice of life? It’s entertaining.

Second-hand embarrassment? Hang on, g, I gotta pause this for fifteen minutes, no, I cannot continue watching this right now, I am just not strong enough.

[sparrowlucero]

the animation discourse last week was about how all the big indie shows ex. murder drones, digital circus, hazbin hotel, knights of guinevere, lackdaisy, whatever, are Like That because their creators only take influence from things like gravity falls and steven universe and never seek out any other form of media, which is a really funny accusation if you've actually seen like, any of these shows at all

[sparrowlucero]

yeah the thing is I just don't agree with that and think it's a pretty shallow if not outright incorrect criticism of these shows; they flatly wear the influence from things outside of children's cartoons on their sleeves and have premises or themes that are clearly aimed towards an adult audience regardless of swearing (do any of these even have a lot of swearing outside of hazbin hotel?). it's hard not to notice that this is a criticism that you only commonly see aimed at animated shows rather than similar live action genre comedies with quirky dialogue, ala good omens or what we do in the shadows or the good place or pushing daisies or whatever; the adultness of these things is never interrogated in the same way at all, there's a kind of inherent dismissal of animation as a medium here that doesn't allow any space for that broad genre of show to exist in adult animation unquestioned.

[spiralmindz]

white kids get to have quirky racist phases black kids dont get to be kids

[spiralmindz]

black kids get their lives stolen from them if they defend themselves from white kids "going through a phase"

[batmanisagatewaydrug]

not to be a joyless hag but I've started seeing genderbent "yuri" shipping Markiplier and Ryan Gosling and I can't help but think of someone I recently I unfollowed for posting that they have an easier time caring about genderbent versions of boy characters than regular fictional women

[batmanisagatewaydrug]

and I'm also building some connections to that post I made about reading books by Black women (you know the one) and the people who would respond by saying something akin to "joke's on you, I only read fanfic 😜" as if that were some kind of clever loophole and not a demonstration of the exact thing I was talking about

[batmanisagatewaydrug]

like yes fandom is about fun or whatever but idk man at what point has your desire for no thoughts head empty uncritical consumption left you splashing around in something that's been blended down to an indistinguishable goo for the sake of avoiding anything remotely challenging. with the thing that's "challenging" here being. you know. giving a shit about women and Black people and like frankly anyone but your shippable white men (and honorary Markiplier).

[batmanisagatewaydrug]

don't make me tap the five year old teen vogue article, etc

Who Actually Gets to “Escape” Into Fandom?

All experiences of escapism are not created equally.

[thisisalovestry]

file -> phrases that are going to shift something in me forever

[insomniparty]

[estrogenesis-evangelion]

hey wait! i know you! we used to be chained next to each other in the cave! wow, so good to see you, how are ya? man. remember how we used to talk about the shadows on the wall together. gosh that was a long time ago. but hey. sure is one heck of a sun out here, right? it's good to see you.

[hippy-craic]

[estrogenesis-eeveeangelion]

i wrote this post with happy tears in my eyes sitting in a parking lot after getting coffee for 3 hours with someone i did youth shakespeare with when we were teenagers and hadn't seen in 15 years, in which time we both transitioned, got into nerd shit, found a job that feels good, found people to spend our gay little lives with, and coincidentally moved to the same city. this is exactly how it felt. never ever ever kill yourself

[cannibalchicken]

[spyroforlife]

gonna post a controversial take alright are y’all ready??

…

actually typing out emoticons like XD and :D and :V never should have gone out of fashion and you can pry them out of my cold dead hands okay I know emojis are fun but THEY DON’T CAPTURE THE EMOTION IN THE SAME WAY

so like

…yeah that was basically it, thanks for reading

[reynaruina]

also websites that  automatically replace your typed out <3 and :D with emojis upon sending them are a Danger To Everything That’s Good In The World

[cumaeansibyl]

bring back nose smilies :-)

[porcupine-girl]

There is no emoji that captures what I mean by :P (I do NOT mean “hur hur goofy-ass face!”) and the one for :^/ is not great. And lest we forget, 🤷🏻‍♀️ is absolutely inadequate compared to ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[tempest-caller]

Faces no emoji has ever managed to capture, imo:

:P

^_^

:3

^u^

:/

O.o

0.0

>:/

<(^u^)>

[batneko]

I am too old to stop using XD

[therev28]

i have never yet found an emoji that fully captures the shifty energy of: 

>_>

<_<

[spyderqueen]

Oh man, I’ve missed O.o

Especially alternating to really capture how boggled you are.

O.o

o.O

O.o

[charlottemadison42]

Whatever the name of this team is, I am on it

[eeveedatparty]

this is   awesome

[defective-replicant-deactivated]

._. is pretty good too and 😐 just ISN’T THE SAME

[acrelion]

XD, ^-^, :3, <3, and =P until death

[zetsubonna]

¬_¬ is the most eloquent keystroke combo

[booksandcatslover]

U_U is my fav, and also O_O

[thehornedwitch-deactivated20211]

the SHEER MISCHIEF of OvO

[weaselle]

me af

[littlejowo]

Some personal favorites of my own:

:3c

>:3c

OF7o

òwó

ú_ù

n_n

owo

oTL

=(Ô . Ô)=

[revcleo]

Kaomoji (≧ᗜ≦)

[catbountry]

>:3 Rawr

[madjesters1]

:D

[fangirltothefullest]

Personal faves:

TTwTT

83

8U

>8U

>8Oc

>////<

>////>

(-^_^-)

( 6w6;;;)

( > ^ <;;)

=(^w^)=

\o/

OTL

[spindlewig]

my favorite thing is that my phone has a built-in emoticon part so I can super easily just do

✧⁠◝⁠(⁠⁰⁠▿⁠⁰⁠)⁠◜⁠✧

(⁠ ⁠˘⁠ ⁠³⁠˘⁠)⁠♥

(⁠ ⁠T⁠_⁠T⁠)⁠＼⁠(⁠^⁠-⁠^⁠ ⁠)

ʕ⁠ ⁠º⁠ ⁠ᴥ⁠ ⁠º⁠ʔ

〜⁠(⁠꒪⁠꒳⁠꒪⁠)⁠〜

ʕ⁠ノ⁠•⁠ᴥ⁠•⁠ʔ⁠ノ⁠ ⁠︵⁠ ⁠┻⁠━⁠┻

ಠ⁠_⁠ಠ

with just a quick little tap

you can pry good old fashioned emoticons from my cold, dead hands

(and even then it’s gonna be a struggle)

…⁠ᘛ⁠⁐̤⁠ᕐ⁠ᐷ

[sunflowers-and-scales]

“this character did not act in the most objectively logical way possible!” is not ! actually valid literary criticism

[sunflowers-and-scales]

i have trust that the media literacy enjoyers will find this one idk

[acceptableduraz]

[redstonedust]

googles shitty overview giving me such a beautiful mental image of a band with three drummers, a bass guitarist, a harmonica, and jason (he's there too)

[yb-cringe]

i feel like your group of close knit characters would work better less as a found family and more as a ride or die indie rock band a la lemonade mouth. “whos the mom friend” shut up. whos the bassist.

[jehovahhthickness]

Praying that $1500 randomly comes to you when you need it the most this year.

[jehovahhthickness]

Okay inflation is crazy.

We bumping up the price to $15,000 for 2026.